I don't say that I never feel fear before a performance, but I have learned to channel it.

When I am playing, I am in ecstasy; that is what I live for.

Mozart shows a creative power of such magnitude that one can virtually say that he tossed out of himself one great masterpiece after another.

I think it's beautiful to practice. I love to practice.

An interpreter must give his blood to the work interpreted.

The body is a rock; the arms are snakes

Most of the time, we try to tell ourselves "I'm confident" or "I'm doing well." But then, in a moment alone at home, you feel how close you are to some kind of abyss.

The difference between self-confidence and conceit is as simple as love and fear. Jesus was self-confident ... Hitler was afraid.

There is a French proverb: To live happy, live hidden. Where can Brigitte Bardot hide?

The world is older and bigger than we are. This is a hard truth for some folks to swallow.

I think a woman is powerless if she cannot freely claim the right to her reproductive capacity. Society can talk about anything it likes, except a woman's reproductive existence.

The thing that bums me out about 'The Real World' is I don't want to believe that teenagers are that stupid.

Most women at retirement have significantly less money than men, and they still get paid less than men. I'm sure that in my reptile brain I'm quite conscious of this.

When I die, I'd like 'Friends' to be listed behind 'helping people.'

Claiming a person can't do their job because of their race is sort of like the textbook definition of a racist comment. I think that should be absolutely disavowed. It's absolutely unacceptable.

When in love or inspired, An eternal kiss from the divine Awaits us all.